Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2023, recording remarkable growth across all its major income lines.  The Bank’s result which was released to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)  on Thursday, April 13, 2023 showed …

  Despite the economic headwinds that characterised 2022, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) will pay N18.22 billion as dividends to shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2022, while also targeting the production of over 170,000 tonnes of sugar next season. The dividend payout will translate to N1.50 kobo per …

EFCC officials on the prowl to arrest vote-buyers The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested 12 people for alleged vote-buying in Saturday’s supplementary polls in Kano and Katsina States. The EFCC Kano Zonal Commander, Faruk Dogondaji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview that …

Mercy Chinwo Award-winning Nigerian gospel artist Mercy Chinwo releases her highly anticipated latest project — a collection of soul-stirring, spirit-filled songs in a six-tracked EP she calls “Elevated”. An intense rendition of the artist’s version of hope, faith and unwavering love in God, Minister Mercy’s Elevated EP has something for …

Brighton celebrate their win Chelsea lost 1-2 to visiting Brighton on Saturday at the Stamford Bridge Stadium to compound their misery and that of Coach Frank Lampard. Lampard is yet to win a match since returning to Chelsea. He has lost all three matches, including a Champions League match away …

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission have appointed 18 lawyers to prosecute electoral offenders. The commissions also appointed two Senior Advocates of Nigeria. The 18 lawyers – all legal officers of both INEC and the EFCC – will prosecute electoral …

LAGOS, NIGERIA: 14th April, 2023 ALAT by Wema, Africa’s first fully digital bank, is celebrating its 6th anniversary with the launch of “Sounds of ALAT,” a boot camp and creative workshop aimed at supporting young creatives in the entertainment industry in Nigeria. The event, which will run from May 1st to May …

Dr Akinwumi Adesina AfDB President. African Development Bank (AfDB) says the African continent faces an annual GDP shortfall that could exceed 127.2 billion dollars by 2030. It stated on Friday that the shortfall would occur if current trends in climate finance flow into Africa continued. “Africa may lose as much …

Nollywood artist, Mary Njoku, has expressed her views on the divorce saga of PSG defender Achraf Hakimi. Recall that reports broke out on Friday that the World Cup semi-finalist had left his wife, Hiba Abouk, who in the process of the divorce demanded more than half of the PSG star’s …

  As the President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration winds down in glorious departure, mischief makers have rolled up their sleeves to drag in the mud the hard-earned credibility of Mr. Mele Kyari, the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), alongside Mr. Umar Ajiya, the company’s group …